38-Year-Old Openly Gay Son Of Indian Immigrant To Become Next Irish PM

Ireland’s governing Fine Gael party elected Leo Varadkar as its new leader on Friday.

Choosing the gay, 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant to succeed Enda Kenny as prime minister in a striking sign of the country’s rapid social change.

Varadkar overcame ministerial colleague Simon Coveney as expected, winning an overwhelming majority among the centre-right party’s lawmakers who hope the straight-talking Dubliner can lead them to third successive term for the first time.